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Tabular Work
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Down-rule style (see Rule 13.3)
2007
Oct. 1 35.6 15 Jan. 16 45.2 15 May 8 46.5 15
Oct. 31 45.0 15 Feb. 4 50.2 15 May 22 45.1 18
Nov. 14 40.9 18 Feb. 17 43.4 15 June 9 47.1 14
Dec. 24 41.7 15 Mar. 4 45.6 15 June 24 48.2 16
Mar. 19 42.7 15 July 9 46.6 17
2008 Apr. 2 40.9 15 July 24 45.9 16
Jan. 3 43.2 15 Apr. 28 47.7 15 Aug. 6 46.5 16
Ciphers
13.29.

Where the first number in a column or under a cross rule is wholly a decimal, a cipher is added at the left of its decimal point. A cipher used alone in a money or other decimal column is placed in the unit row and is not followed by a period. In mixed units the cipher repeats before decimals unless the group totals.

January +26.4 0 0 0 ¹+0.7 27.1+ +40.4
February +66.7 0 0 0 -.9 65.8+ +98.1
March +143.1 +2.6 -7.5 0 0 0 +12.4 150.6  +224.1
13.30.

In columns containing both dollars and cents, ciphers will be supplied on right of decimal point in the absence of figures.

13.31.

Where column consists of single decimal, supply a cipher on the right, unless the decimal is a cipher.

0.6
0
3.0
4.2
5.0
13.32.

Where column has mixed decimals of two or more places, do not supply ciphers but follow copy.

  0.22453
  1.263
  4
  2.60
  3.4567
 78
 12.6
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102.14423
13.33.

Copy is followed in the use of the word None or a cipher to indicate None in figure columns. If neither one appears in the copy, leaders are inserted, unless a clear is specifically requested.